role
Pronunciation: /ɹəʊl/
The English word “role” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- A character or part played by a performer or actor.
- The expected behaviour of an individual in a society.
- The function or position of something.
- Designation that denotes an associated set of responsibilities, knowledge, skills, or privileges
- The function of a word in a phrase.
- In the Raku programming language, a code element akin to an interface, used for composition of classes without adding to their inheritance chain.
- An ancient unit of quantity, 72 sheets of parchment.
Etymology
From French rôle, from Middle French rolle, from Old French role, from Medieval Latin rotulus. Doublet of roll and rotulus.
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